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The Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown opens tonight, April 20 at 6:45pm at the Booth Theatre. Check out all new photos from the production here!

On Thursday April 14, members of the original 1976 Broadway cast of for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf visited the Booth Theatre to enjoy Camille A. Brown’s reimagined production of Ntozake Shange’s classic choreopoem and meet the current cast.

The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, has announced a special American Sign Language performance on Friday, April 15th.

for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf begins previews tonight, Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Booth Theatre. The show will officially open on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Meet the cast here!

Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf is coming to Broadway, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown. Performances begin next week on Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street) and open on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf is coming to Broadway, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown. Performances begin on Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street) and open on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. 

Today's top stories include the SAG Awards, which were held this past weekend. Plus, The Book of Mormon has announced a new National Tour, casting has been announced for the Broadway run of for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, and more!

Joining the cast are Amara Granderson as Lady in Orange, Tendayi Kuumba as Lady in Brown, Kenita R. Miller as Lady in Red, Okwui Okpokwasili as Lady in Green, Stacey Sargeant as Lady in Blue, Alexandria Wailes as Lady in Purple, and D. Woods as Lady in Yellow.

The documentary Becoming Helen Keller screens at The Ellen Theatre March 25 at 7:30 PM. Through photos, archival film clips and interviews, the film examines little-known details of Helen Keller's personal life including her public persona and advocacy, including her support for women's suffrage, the NAACP, worker's rights, and access to health care and assistive technology. 

xThe American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union presented their hybrid streaming and in-person Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert last night, Monday, November 22 at 7:30pm (EST at The Town Hall).

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) will welcome both virtual and in-person audiences to enjoy Sing Out For Freedom TONIGHT, Monday, November 22 at 7:30pm (EST at The Town Hall).

Broadway On Demand has announced a first of its kind partnership with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to stream and share original theatrical content on The Emmys® OTT Platform, making Broadway On Demand its first content partner.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union have announced performers and special guests set to join their hybrid streaming and in-person Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert on Monday, November 22 at 7:30pm (EST at The Town Hall).

Emmy and Tony Award winner Cherry Jones will perform Keller’s writings in the season 35 finale. The new documentary rediscovers the complex life and legacy of Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind since childhood, exploring how she used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice.

Ahead of the premiere, BroadwayWorld had the chance to speak to Heder about how the film came to be, how she ended up casting actors from famed theater Deaf West, and how working on a bilingual set became part of her artistic routine.

In addition to its six-play membership season, the Montgomery County institution returns with an equally busy schedule of concerts, special productions, presentations, and even more curated programming to build off of the success of its summer series: Olney Outdoors.

Performances are Wednesdays-Saturdays, with a special closing night benefit performance of My Onliness on August 14. Learn more about how to purchase tickets here!

Times Square Arts will present Georgia by Brandon Kazen-Maddox and Up Until Now Collective for the month of July as part of the organization's signature Midnight Moment series. Midnight Moment is the world's largest, longest-running digital art exhibition, synchronized on over 75 electronic billboards throughout Times Square nightly.

The Asian American Arts Alliance will present A Closer Look at SWELL: Intimate Conversations with Asian Immigrants and Children of Asian Immigrants Who Turned Their Stories Into Song, a 75-minute performance and conversation series in celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month.

New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 28th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will return to live in-person performances, featuring seven new works over seven weeks, June 30 - August 14, 2021, at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City.